seems that 'a sort of irony' is present ...
Ironic that I started this thread and I was in Korea while the discussion continued. Got back last night.

The amp was made in USA c. 1996. Quite solidly put together. I fired it up on a "disposable" pair of JBL bookshelf speakers I found at a thrift shop for $15.

The amp sounded "good" but perhaps not what I would want for hi-fi compared to say my 300B amp. I'll bet it sure can play loud though.